Pernilla Gideon

Pernilla Gideon (1074-) was the daughter of King Dawit II of Axum and Pernilla.

Biography
Pernilla Gideon was born in 1074, the daughter of King Dawit II of Axum and his wife Pernilla. Her father was an Ethiopian Jewish scion of the House of Gideon, while her mother was from the Ethiopian Jewish House of Sparrhult. Pernilla was both named for her mother and looked almost identical to her, and her resemblance was evident when she grew into a woman. She became a dutiful cleric upon coming of age in 1090.